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Overseas Filipino remittances dip in August but remain higher year-on-year

MONEY sent home by overseas Filipinos (OFs) eased in August from July’s seven-month high, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed on Wednesday.Personal remittances slid to $3.31 billion from $3.35 billion a month earlier. It was, however, 3.2 percent higher compared to the year-ago $3.21 billion.Cash remittances alone totaled $2.98 billion, also 3.2 percent higher than the $2.89 billion in August last year but lower than July’s $3.18 billion.The year-on-year gain, the BSP said, “developed on account of higher inflows from both land-based and sea-based workers.”Land-based OFs were

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo - October 16, 2025

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Nullification of marriage on ground of psychological incapacity

By Persida Acosta

Stock Watch

Stock indices as of October 15, 2025

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Campus Press

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By The Manila Times

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Agribusiness

Summit shows bamboo can be major building material

By Conrad M. Cariño

The Department of Trade and Industry Cagayan Valley office, in partnership with Isabela State University-Echague Campus, has launched a shared service facility for cacao processing. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

ISU, launch cacao processing hub in Isabela; To benefit farmers and MSMEs in province